The state of Maryland has allocated $286,000 to help a new operator reopen Eddie’s grocery store in Mount Vernon but more funds are needed, area residents were told at a community meeting on Tuesday night.
Jack Danna, president of the Mount Vernon-Belvedere Association (MVBA), said he hoped to announce the name of the operator and other details about the store’s reopening within the next two weeks.
Finding a grocery store has been a top priority for Danna and other MVBA leaders since Eddie’s of Mount Vernon closed abruptly on June 30, leaving residents without a full-service food market in their community. The closest grocery stores are Streets Market & Café at 222 N. Charles St.; the Safeway store at 2401 N. Charles St.; and a Save A Lot at 2008 Maryland Ave.
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